Hundreds of people camp out overnight in Seattle to watch LeBron James
Source: Seattle Times
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Tommy Beer @TommyBeerTatum oop to LeBron pic.twitter.com/Sz4gIppeL8 – 9:41 PM Jimmy Spencer @JimmySpencer
The scene at @Jamal Crawford’s pro-am in Seattle where @LeBron James is playing tonight. pic.twitter.com/8IoMglXKp2 – 9:41 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
LeBron finishes the first quarter in style. pic.twitter.com/GVp7dBkSmA – 9:37 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Great news: Chet Holmgren stopped LeBron on a 1v1 fast break at the rim.
Bad news: Looks like Chet rolled his ankle on the play and came out of the game.
Worst news: OKC fans watched 50 minutes of warm ups for possibly 1 minute of Chet action. – 9:24 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
Tipoff to Bron. pic.twitter.com/d8pJw5Trud – 9:21 PM Wayne Cole @waynec0le
ICYMI: @kareemcopeland and me Talking Mystics games 1 and 2.
Also, some insights about @Jamal Crawford’s @thecrawsover pro-am fans in Seattle thinking the Washington team bus was Lebron 🤣.
#TogetherDC | #Mystics25 twitter.com/i/spaces/1ypJd… – 9:19 PM David Hardisty @clutchfans
This thing is star-studded. Tari Eason is playing. LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Dejounte Murray, Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren are there.
The live stream is going in @RocketsWatch. Come join us:
getplayback.com/room/rocketswa… – 9:05 PM Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
I’m glad to know Seattle can sell out a tiny gym when the game features LeBron, the top 2 rookies & multiple other All-Stars – 9:00 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
LeBron, Tatum, Dejounte and Gordon on one team.
Rookies Chet and Banchero on the other team.
LeBron even creating super teams in a pro-am. Smh – 8:59 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
LeBron James has entered the building. pic.twitter.com/9UyWgIcf5R – 8:50 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
GAME THEORY PODCAST with @Jovan Buha is LIVE!
We’re chatting LeBron’s extension, the Russell Westbrook situation, the Lakers’ roster, and the team’s standing in the Western Conference hierarchy. Come watch!
WATCH: https://t.co/mYUp8UKC7h pic.twitter.com/l67sJuUvgQ – 8:33 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
GAME THEORY PODCAST with @Jovan Buha will be up in about 13 minutes. A deep dive on all things Lakers, and where they stand as one of the most interesting teams still in the 2022 offseason following the LeBron James extension.
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=QS8Qm-… – 8:17 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Got a good podcast coming soon with @Jovan Buha on the Lakers, and where they look now that they have officially gotten the LeBron extension.
Subscribe to the YouTube channel and you’ll get it first: youtube.com/channel/UCIPIr… – 7:43 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Today’s @thecrawsover game is an NBA All-Star Game sample.
Some of the best on the floor will play in Seattle. LeBron, Tatum, Murray, Gordon, Thomas, Banchero, Holmgren. It’s a basketball party in Seattle! – 4:07 PM Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Mark Oct. 7 on your calendars! @netflix will debut a documentary, produced by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, on The Redeem Team – The riveting documentary celebrates the iconic Redeem Team’s thrilling quest to reclaim Olympic Gold for Team USA – Looking forward to this one! pic.twitter.com/AlH7hUsXMn – 3:27 PM Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Lebron has signed an extension in L.A. thru 2025.
Hear Antonio Daniels & Rick Kamla on why this is so big for the Lakers #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/VCqFPjNhOe – 12:00 PM Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
LeBron James returns to Seattle to play in CrawsOver with Paolo Banchero, Jayson Tatum, more NBA stars
sportando.basketball/en/lebron-jame… – 9:35 AM BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Jamal Crawford managed to gather an All-Star cast, spearheaded by LeBron James, for his upcoming CrawsOver Classic in Seattle.
The stacked lineup includes two prominent NBA rookies 🎯
basketnews.com/news-176712-le… – 4:52 AM Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
Jamal Crawford has turned the @crawsover in Seattle into the summer’s most star-studded event:
LeBron James (4x Champ, 18x All-Star)
Jayson Tatum (3x All-Star)
Trae Young (2x All-Star)
Isaiah Thomas (2x All-Star)
Dejounte Murray (1x All-Star)
Paolo (No. 1 pick)
Chet (No. 2 pick) – 12:49 AM Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
LeBron James, Dejounte Murray, Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren are playing in @TheCrawsover on Saturday! 😳 What a wild summer for @Jamal Crawford’s Seattle pro-am! – 8:37 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most playoff triple-doubles over the last 10 season:
20 — LeBron
11 — Westbrook
10 — Draymond
6 — Jokic pic.twitter.com/3VDj1pN0Cj – 8:33 PM NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
LeBron is taking his talents to @thecrawsover in Seattle 👀
(h/t @Jamal Crawford) pic.twitter.com/SDJX60QJPx – 7:22 PM Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
The last time LeBron played in Seattle.
January 16, 2007.
Putting the 🔩 on future teammate Ray Allen.
@thecrawsover is going to be awesome this weekend. pic.twitter.com/QiSQmdONVq – 7:09 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
LeBron, Wade produce Netflix documentary on 2008 ‘Redeem Team’ nba.nbcsports.com/2022/08/19/leb… – 5:11 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most seasons with 2,000+ points:
12 — Karl Malone
11 — Michael Jordan
10 — Lebron James
9 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pic.twitter.com/x8Ih52ymJU – 4:15 PM Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
The last time LeBron was held to single-digits in scoring…
* George W. Bush was the U.S. president
* Shaq’s Heat were defending champions
* Nash was the reigning MVP
* KD was in college
* Night at the Museum was No. 1 in box office charts
* The iPhone had not yet been released pic.twitter.com/ILdpueJs5z – 4:08 PM
More on this storyline
NBA: Make way. The King is here. -via Twitter / August 20, 2022 “I was 11 when they left,” said 25-year-old Derek Hong who lives in Lynnwood. “I remember going to their games on $10 tickets. My dad would take me. I loved going to those games. I remember watching rookie KD (Kevin Durant). I miss those days and it would be really fun to experience that again.” -via Seattle Times / August 20, 2022 “Us camping out basically shows the NBA that we’re passionate about our basketball,” said 26-year-old Murtada Al-Harab who lives in Mukilteo. “We actually care. We’d love a team back. Us being out here for 24 hours shows that we’re passionate fans and we deserve a team.” -via Seattle Times / August 20, 2022